Mombasa Senior Principal Magistrate Henry Nyakweba questioned why the station has become notorious in producing injured suspects in court without taking them for medical examination yet their injuries were so visible.

“Sometimes this is being ignorant. What if they have internal injuries from the beatings and they collapse in the court who will be responsible? Police officers should be responsible in the way they handle the suspects,” said Nyakweba.

Mafudh whose one eye was swollen told the court that the security guards found him at a matatu terminus on his way home and started beating him calling him a thief and later took him to Makupa Police Station.

“I was on my way home when the security guards came and pounced on me and started calling me a thief. They later started beating me and injured my eye. I later found myself at Makupa station and until now I don’t know why I am in court,” he claimed.

Mutuma told the court that the guards stole his money and injured him on his legs and wrongfully accused him of theft.

“I wonder what kind of service is this. This is not the first case of suspects from Makupa being brought in court with injuries and some are not even taken to hospital. The suspects should be treated and a medical report presented in court by the Makupa OCS himself,” said Nyakweba.

The matter will be mentioned on Wednesday, April 3, when the suspects may take plea.

Story by Kevin Nthiiri, TUKO Correspondent, Mombasa County

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